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*Quema34* · 02-08-2006

K-Pax, 120 mins., PG-13 (2001)

This is one of the few American movies I've seen that successfully weaves drama, comedy and 'whodunit' together. I gained more respect for Kevin Spacey's acting, as he really sells you on him being from K-pax, as well as being who Jeff Bridges thinks he is. This is an exceptional, as "Prot" leads the doctor out of his 'professional shell'--where psychiatry is only supposed to be 'distant and impersonal'--which shows the doctor needing more help in his personal life (as his job is more important than his wife and children) than "Prot". Although supposedly 'alien,' "Prot" humanizes those in the mental institution and (likely a societal comment) shows that people considered 'crazy' or having 'strange habits' might only have them because they are marginalized, ignored, then removed from sight. When they are treated as people with potential, they can start to overcome those quirks that made them appear 'too different' to deal with. It's hard to imagine anyone thinking Bridges, Spacey or the people in the institution as 'one dimensional' or somehow not adding to the film: all play their parts close to perfection. Combine those things with a film that manages to make two possibilities equally convincing, without concluding one way or another, and you have both a cerebral and enjoyable film that forces you to think and keep track of what happens. This is a hands down 5 star!

02-08-2006	#6 (permalink)
Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,901	Re: Movie Reviews K-Pax, 120 mins., PG-13 (2001) This is one of the few American movies I've seen that successfully weaves drama, comedy and 'whodunit' together. I gained more respect for Kevin Spacey's acting, as he really sells you on him being from K-pax, as well as being who Jeff Bridges thinks he is. This is an exceptional, as "Prot" leads the doctor out of his 'professional shell'--where psychiatry is only supposed to be 'distant and impersonal'--which shows the doctor needing more help in his personal life (as his job is more important than his wife and children) than "Prot". Although supposedly 'alien,' "Prot" humanizes those in the mental institution and (likely a societal comment) shows that people considered 'crazy' or having 'strange habits' might only have them because they are marginalized, ignored, then removed from sight. When they are treated as people with potential, they can start to overcome those quirks that made them appear 'too different' to deal with. It's hard to imagine anyone thinking Bridges, Spacey or the people in the institution as 'one dimensional' or somehow not adding to the film: all play their parts close to perfection. Combine those things with a film that manages to make two possibilities equally convincing, without concluding one way or another, and you have both a cerebral and enjoyable film that forces you to think and keep track of what happens. This is a hands down 5 star! __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.